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Is it permissible to leave out wiping the right ear because it has a hearing aid in it?

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Question:
We have a call, Honorable Shaykh. The brother Mish'al from Makkah, please go ahead. Peace be upon you. Peace and the mercy of Allah. Peace. I perform a complete wudu' (ablution) except for my right ear, which I do not perform wudu' on because I have a hearing aid in it. I am adding that I am a man, Mish'al. What is the ruling for the right ear, Mish'al? I wear a hearing aid because my hearing is weak. I have a hearing aid in my ear, and I perform a complete wudu' except for the one with the hearing aid. I do not perform wudu' on it; I cannot put water in it. If I put it in, it gets ruined. Our Shaykh says that he performs a complete wudu', but one of his ears has a hearing aid in it, so he does not put water in it.

Answer:
My brother, water is not placed in the ear. Rather, you wipe the ear, inside and out, with your fingers, with the two fingers wetted with water, yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3327] هل يجوز ترك مسح الأذن اليمنى لأن فيها سماعة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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